Wisconsin Code § 809.109

Rule (Appeals from orders entered pursuant to s
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971.14). (1) APPLICABILITY. This section applies to the
appeal of an order under s. 971.14 and supersedes all inconsistent
provisions of this chapter.
(2) APPEAL OR POSTDISPOSITION MOTION. (a) Appeal procedure; counsel to continue. A person seeking postdisposition or
appellate relief shall comply with this section. If the person desires to pursue postdisposition or appellate relief, counsel representing the person during circuit court proceedings under s.
971.14 shall continue representation by filing a notice under par.
(2) (b) unless sooner discharged by the person or by the circuit
court.
(b) Notice of intent to pursue postdisposition or appellate relief. Within 14 days of the entry of an order under s. 971.14 determining competency to proceed or ordering the involuntary administration of medication, the person shall file in the circuit
court and serve on the prosecutor, any other party, and the department of health services, a notice of intent to pursue postdisposition or appellate relief. If the record discloses that entry of the order occurred after the notice of intent was filed, the notice shall
be treated as filed after entry of the order appealed from on the
day of the entry of the final order. The notice of intent shall include all of the following:
1. The circuit court case name, number, and caption.
2. An identification of the order from which the person in-

tends to seek postdisposition or appellate relief and the date on
which the order was entered.
3. The name and address of the person and the person’s trial
counsel.
4. Whether the person requests representation by the state
public defender for purposes of postdisposition or appellate
relief.
5. For a person who does not request representation by the
state public defender, whether the person will proceed without
counsel or will be represented by retained counsel. If the person
has retained counsel to pursue postdisposition or appellate relief,
counsel’s name and address shall be included.
(c) Clerk to send materials. Within 5 days after a notice under par. (b) is filed, the clerk of the circuit court shall do all of the
following:
1. If the person requests representation by the state public
defender for purposes of postdisposition or appellate relief, the
clerk shall send to the state public defender’s appellate intake office a copy of the notice of intent that shows the date on which the
notice was filed, a copy of the order specified in the notice that
shows the date on which the order was entered, a list of the court
reporters for each proceeding under s. 971.14 in the action in
which the order was entered, and a list of those proceedings for
which a transcript already has been filed with the clerk of circuit
court.
2. If the person does not request representation by the state
public defender, the clerk shall send or furnish to the person, if
the person is appearing without counsel, or to the person’s attorney, if one has been retained, a copy of the order or order specified in the notice that shows the date on which the order was entered, a list of the court reporters for each proceeding in the action
in which the order was entered, and a list of those proceedings in
which a transcript already has been filed with the clerk of circuit
court.
(d) State public defender appointment of counsel; request for
transcript and circuit court case record. Within 15 days after the
state public defender appellate intake office receives the materials from the clerk of circuit court under par. (c), the state public
defender shall appoint counsel for the person and request a transcript of the court reporter’s verbatim record, if not ordered under
par. (f) 1., and a copy of the circuit court case record.
(e) Person not represented by public defender. A person who
does not request representation by the state public defender for
purposes of postdisposition or appellate relief shall request a transcript of the court reporter’s verbatim record, and may request a
copy of the circuit court case record within 15 days after filing the
notice of intent under par. (b). A person who is denied representation by the state public defender for purposes of postdisposition
or appellate relief shall request a transcript of the court reporter’s
verbatim record, and may request a copy of the circuit court case
record, within 30 days after filing a notice of intent under par. (b).
(f) Filing and service of transcript and circuit court case
record. 1. If involuntary medication is ordered under s. 971.14,
the subject of the order or counsel representing the person shall
within 3 days of involuntary medication being ordered, request
the transcript of any portion of the proceedings relating to the involuntary medication order. The court reporter shall file the transcript with the circuit court and serve copies on the parties within
14 days of the request.
2. Except transcripts requested under subd. 1., the court reporter shall file the transcript with the circuit court and serve a
copy of the transcript on the person within 30 days after the transcript is requested; within 10 days after the request for a transcript
of postdisposition proceedings brought under par. (g), the court
reporter shall file the transcript with the circuit court and serve a
copy on the parties entitled to a copy. The clerk of circuit court
shall serve a copy of the circuit court case record on the person
within 30 days after the case record is requested, and shall indicate in the case record the date and manner of service.
(g) Notice of appeal, postdisposition motion. The person
shall file in the circuit court a notice of appeal or motion seeking
postdisposition relief within 30 days after the later of the service
of the transcript or circuit court case record. A notice of appeal
filed under this section shall conform to the requirements set
forth in s. 809.10. The appeal shall be initiated and docketed in
accordance with ss. 809.10 and 809.11.
(h) Order determining postdisposition motion. Unless an extension is requested by a party or the circuit court and granted by
the court of appeals, the circuit court shall determine by an order
the person’s motion for postdisposition relief within 30 days after
the filing of the motion or the motion is considered to be denied
and the clerk of circuit court shall immediately enter an order
denying the motion. The person shall file a motion for postdisposition relief in the circuit court before a notice of appeal is filed
unless the grounds for seeking relief are sufficiency of the evidence or issues previously raised.
(i) Appeal from order. The person shall file in the circuit
court a notice of appeal from the order and, if necessary, from the
order of the circuit court on the motion for postdisposition relief
within 5 days of the entry of the order on the postdisposition motion. A notice of appeal filed under this section shall conform to
the requirements set forth in s. 809.10. The appeal shall be initiated and docketed in accordance with ss. 809.10 and 809.11.
(j) Notice of abandonment of appeal. If a person who filed a
notice of intent to seek postdisposition relief under par. (b) and
requested a transcript and case record under par. (d) or (e) decides
not to file a notice of appeal, the person shall notify the circuit
court, prosecutor, and the Department of Health Services of the
decision, within 30 days after the service of the transcript and
case record under par. (f) 2.
(k) Requesting transcripts for other parties. The appellant
shall request a copy of the transcript of the court reporter’s verbatim record of the proceedings for each of the parties to the appeal
and make arrangements to pay for the transcript and copies
within 5 days after the filing of the notice of appeal.
(L) Statement on transcript. Within 5 days after filing the notice of appeal, the appellant shall file a statement on transcript
with the clerk of circuit court, who shall transmit the statement
on transcript to the clerk of the court of appeals within 3 days after its filing. The statement on transcript shall either designate
the portions of the transcript that have been requested by the appellant or contain a statement by the appellant that a transcript is
not necessary for prosecution of the appeal. If a transcript is necessary for prosecution of the appeal, the statement on transcript
shall also contain a statement by the court reporter that the appellant has requested copies of the transcript or designated portions
thereof for each of the other parties; that the appellant has made
arrangements to pay for the original transcript and for all copies
for other parties; the date on which the appellant requested the
transcript and made arrangements to pay for it; and the date on
which the transcript must be served on the parties.
(m) Service of transcript on other parties. The court reporter
shall serve copies of the transcript on the parties indicated in the
statement on transcript within 5 days after the date the appellant
requested copies of the transcript under par. (k).
(3) APPEAL BY STATE; APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL. The State
may appeal an order entered under s. 971.14 by filing a notice of
appeal within 14 days after entry of the judgment or order. If the
person who is the subject of the case or proceeding claims to be
indigent, the court shall refer the person to the state public de-

fender for the determination of indigency and the appointment of
legal counsel under ch. 977.
(4) NO-MERIT REPORTS. A s. 809.32 no-merit report, response, and supplemental no-merit report may be filed in an appeal from an order entered under s. 971.14. The appointed attorney shall file in the court of appeals and serve on the appellant the
no-merit report and certification within 15 days after the filing of
the record on appeal. The appointed attorney shall serve on the
appellant a copy of the transcript and the record on appeal at the
same time that the no-merit report is served on the appellant. The
appellant may file in the court of appeals a response to the nomerit report within 10 days after service of the no-merit report.
The attorney may file a supplemental no-merit report and affidavit within 10 days after receiving the response to the no-merit
report.
(5) SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN COURT OF APPEALS; PETITION FOR REVIEW IN SUPREME COURT. Subsequent proceedings
in the appeal are governed by the procedures for civil appeals and
the procedures under subch. VI, except as follows:
(a) Appellant’s brief-in-chief. The appellant shall file a brief
within 15 days after the filing of the record on appeal.
(b) Respondent’s brief. The respondent shall file a brief
within 15 days after the service of the appellant’s brief.
(c) Appellant’s reply brief. The appellant shall file a reply
brief, or a statement that a reply brief will not be filed, within 11
days after service of the respondent’s brief.
(d) Decision. Cases appealed under this section shall be given
preference and shall be taken in an order that ensures that a decision is issued within 30 days after the filing of the appellant’s reply brief or statement that a reply brief will not be filed.
(e) Petition for review. A petition for review of an appeal in
the supreme court, if any, shall be filed within 30 days after the
date of the decision of the court of appeals. The supreme court
shall give preference to a petition for review of an appeal filed under this paragraph.
(6) CONFIDENTIAL PARTY DESIGNATION. For appeals under
this section, the notice of appeal and any other filed documents
shall refer to the person subject to the s. 971.14 order that is being
appealed by one or more initials or other appropriate pseudonym
or designation.
(7) STAY PENDING POSTDISPOSITION PROCEEDING AND APPEAL. (a) Automatic stay. The involuntary administration of
medication ordered for purposes of restoring competency pursuant to s. 971.14 shall be automatically stayed for 14 days.
(b) Notice of motion to continue stay. If a notice of intent to
pursue postdisposition or appellate relief is filed under sub. (2)
(b), the person may file in the court of appeals a notice of motion
to continue the stay under par. (a) pending postdisposition proceedings and appeal.
1. The stay is continued upon filing the notice in this paragraph, and continues until the motion is decided by the court.
2. The moving party shall file a memorandum in support of
the motion for stay within 11 days after service of the transcript
in sub. (2) (f) 1.
3. The respondent shall file a response within 11 days after
service of the memorandum.
4. The court shall decide the motion for stay of the medication order within 14 days after the response is filed.

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